Sugar-cane harvester.



Patented Mar. 29,. 1910.

8 SHEETS-SHEET h J L H. G..GINAGA.

SUGAR CANE HARVESTER.

APPLICATION nun JAN. 15. 1MB.

H. G. GINACA.

SUGAR CANE HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED J Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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SUGAR BANE HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 15

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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H. G. GINACA.

SUGAR CANE HARVESTBR,

APPLICATION TILED JAN, 15, 1906.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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H. G. GINACA.

SUGAR CANE HARVBSTER.

APPLICATION run]: JAN.16.1906

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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SUGAR CANE HARVESTER.

APPLIOATIOI nun .TAH.15, woe.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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H. G. GINACA. SUGAR CANE HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED JAN, 15, 1906.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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UNITED STATES ,RATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GABRIEL GINACA, OF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF TWO-FIFTHS TO ABRAHAM GARTENBERG, OF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII.

SUGARrGANE HARVESTER.

sugar cane, particularly to machines of this cla$ which'are provided with motor driven propellin mechanism moving over the surface of t e ground for picking up and for conveying the cane cut by the cutting devices attached to the machine, and such a harvester as was referred to in my application for United States Letters Patent filed September 16th, 1905, Serial No. 278,771.

he invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts, which will e hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the ac companyiug drawings forming a part of this specification, in wh1ch--- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cutting side of a harvester constructed in accordance with the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same with parts broken away." Fig, 3 is a. vertical section on the line A-'-B of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a part Ian.

and part horizontal section of the pic ing up and elevatin mechanism. Fig. 5 is a side elevation o the operating mechanism for the cutters. Fig. 6 is a sectional eleva-' tion of said mechanism on line CD of Fig.-

7. Fig. 7 is a to plan view with parts broken away of sai mechanism. Fig. 8 is 8i vertical section of the cuttin apparatus 011.,

the line E-F of Fig. 9. 1g. 9 is a plan view of the cutting mechanism, side casing, side knife and elevator to same, parts of the cutting apparatus being broken away. Fig. 10 is a front elevation and part; section of one of the cutters, the section being talten on line C D of Fi 8. Fig. 10 is a View partly in section and partly in rear elevation of the cutting mechanismgthe section being taken at the rear portion of the shoe casting. Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by "similar characters of ref The essential feat'ures will be separately grouped andindependently described hereinafter under theiollowingheadings: the body,.and.framc m-1t, the propelling met-ir- Specification of Letters Intent.

Application filed January 15, 1906. Serial No. 296,188.

crating mechanism hereinafter "tached to the top edges of the vertical plates ."mentioned and forms a. table upon which the cut cane is conveyed. The rear corner stacfiing elevator hereinafter also or so porting screens 18 (of which only the right and one is shown) for retaining. the out cane when stacked upon the plate 14.

The vertical plate 19 is bent and attached as anism, steering gear; cutting ap aratus, op-

ter and lifting devices for cutters and pickers, and the operating levers and controller.

The body and frame work-The body of the machine is made of steel plates and angles. The rean ends ofthe longitudinal vertical plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 are flanged and riveted to the transverse vertical end plate 5. The forward ends of the plates 3 and 4 are attachedfto the side castin 7 and the easing casting 8 respectively.

and 4, 2. To the bottom ed es ofthc lon- A gitudinal plates 2, 3 and 4-. and t e transverse plates 6, 10 and 11 is riveted the bottom plate 13 for supporting the propelling mechanism and the o eratin mechanism for cutters escribe A plate 14 is atof the plate 14 on the cuttin side of the machine is extended and suite ly braced to form a platform 14 for the operator. Portions of the plate 14 are made removable for access to the mechanisms above stated. The side casting 7 and the casing 8 are braced by a distance pi e 20 between same and a rod bolt 21 throng said pipe and said castings,'Fig. 7 v

Vertical angles 15 15" are riveted to' the plates 1 and 4 and to the upper ends of said angles are attached the longitudinal angles 16. The ends at these an les 16 are connected by the transverse ang es 17. The framework thus formed 'is for s u portin the described and shown in Fig.2. Plates are out where nee;

essury to clear certain sprockets and link 1 belts hereinafter mentioned.

' The propelling "mechanidm.-The castings 7an%8 are; provided with the bearings E and Y respectively, in "whichds joamaied Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

or cutters, t e side cutelevator to side cutter, the picking up elevating mechanism, stacking elevator,

he transverse vertical late 6 is riveted to the plate 1 and the axle 22. Keyed to tlie axle 22, between the bearings 7 and 8, are two narrow faced harvester whe is 23, instead of one wide faced wheel, for reasons hereinafter stated. Bearings 24.- are secured to each of the plates 1 and 2, in which the axle 25 is journaled. The harvester wheel 26 is secured to the axle 25 in any desired position between the bearin s 24, secured to the plates 1 and 2, in or er that the distance between or gage of the wheels 23 and 26 can be varied to suit the furrows.

A motor 27 is secured upon the plate 13, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. To the rear side of the casing of motor 27 are bolted two similar brackets 28, 29, each provided with four bearings and with a box with caps 28" 29 at their rear ends. In the bearings are journaled the shafts 30, 31, 32 and 33 respectively. The shaft 34 is journaled in a bearing 36 attached to the plate 2 and in the box 28- The shaft is journaled in a bearing 37 attached to the plate 3 and in the box 29. Keyed to the shafts 34 and 35 are the similar sprockets 38. Similar sprockets 39 are keyed tothe ends of the axles 22 and 25 respectively. Link belts 40 connect the sprockets 38 and 39. The ends of the shafts 34 and 35 are connected by a well known system of diiferential gears 41, (gl fig. 2) by which, while both shafts are riven, one shaft may advance faster than the other.

. The differential gears 41 are driven by the' motor 27 by means of the following gearing. The shaft 30 is provided with the gear 42 meshing with the motor pinion 27', and with the gear 43 meshing with a similar gear 44 on the shaft 31 between the bearings in the brackets 28 and 29. The pinion 45 on the shaft 31 meshes with thegear 46 on the shaft 32. The pinion 47 on the shaft 32 meshes with the gear 48 on the shaft 33. The pinion'49 on the shaft 33 meshes with the differential gear 41. 1 The ends of the shafts 31, 32 and 33 extend outside of the bearings in the bracket 29 and are connected to the shafts 51, 52 and 53 by means of the spiral jaw clutch cou lings 54. 55 and 56 respectively so that t e shafts 51, 52 and 53 are driven t iereby whenthe motor runs in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, buta're disconnected when the motor runs in the reverse direc-' tion.

The object of the shaft 30 is to raise the gear as to clear the phttc'la, the loca tion of the shaft 31 being fixed as it must line with the cam shaft 138 of the operating mechanism for cutters hereinafter describe and drive same by means of theblutch coupling 54, the shaft 51 and the coupling 13!). 4

The object of providing the shafts31, 32 and 83, is to obtain the various speeds arid directions of rotation required for driving the difi'erent mechanisms'herein describ as well as to obtain a reduction of speed from the motor to the differential gears. The clutch ends of the shafts 51, 52 and 53 are ournaIed in the ends of the clutches keyed to the shafts 31, 32 and 33 respectively. The other ends of the shafts 52 and 53 are journaled in hearings in the casting 50 bolted to the plate 3. The sprocket 57 on the shaft 51 drives the side cutter. The sprocket 58 on the shaft 52 drives the stackmg elevator. The sprocket 59 on the shaft 53 drives the elevators for pickers and also the elevator to the side cutter.

The steering gear.-The rear of the body of the machine is supported by a wheel 61 mounted in the following manner such that it can be turned and the machine thereby steered. This wheel 61 revolves on the axle 62 supported in holes 63 in opposite sides of the casting 63, which casting surrounds the wheel 61. The casting 63 is provided with a circular flange 63 suitably braced by the ribs 63". Between the plates 5 and 10 and below the late 14 is secured the square frame castln 64 provided with wheels 65 to turn on t e pins 66 in the casting 64, two of the said wheels 65 being shown in Fig. 3. Below each corner of the frame 64 is a. wheel 67 mounted to turn on gins 68 in said frame 64. The top of the ange 63" of the casting 63 forms a track upon which the wheels 65 roll, and the w eels'67-roll on and guide the outer edge of the flange 63, when said casting 63 1s turned. The wheels 67 are Jrovided with a flange GT to engage the un er edge of the flange 63 The casting 63 thus arranged under the frame 64 is turned in the following-"manner. The sheaves 69 turn on the bars 70 bolted to the frame 64. \Vire ropes or chains 71 are attached to the front and to liiU the rear sidcsof the casting 63 and the opposite endof each is assed over a sheave 69 and then wound a cw turns around the shaft 72 andtheir ends are fastened to said shaft. Theshaft 72 is journaled in the boxes 73 and 74 attached to angle brackets riveted to the plates 3 and 4 respectively.

To the shaft 72 is keyed the sprocket 75. A similar 5 rocket 76 is key-ed to thcshatt 77 journalei in the boxes 78 and 7.) supported on the angles 80 and 81 attached to vertibal angles 15 and the top of the "plate. I!) rhspectiyely. An operating crank '82 is attached t0 the shaft 77 outside of the box 78, and a set collar 83 is providedoh said shaft 77 on'the other side of said box 78. A link belt 84 connects .the sprockets 75 and.

76. By turning the crank 82 the casting 63,

and therefore the wheel 61,-;i'an be turned :in ahorizohtal plane, one. chaii 7 1' winding *on nd the other unwinding from the sha t 72.

Ll ii To approximately level the plate 14, the

height of the rearof the machine can be altered by changing the )osition of the axle 62 from that shown to the higher or lower holes 03* in the casting, 63.

The cutting up mmtus.l employ a.plurality of cutting knives instead of one wide knife, three being shown, for the reason that as the knives are operated alternately the power for operating same is more nearly. uniformly applied than it would be for operating one wide knife, and for thofurther reason that each knife can operate independently of the other knives and in different planes so as to more nearly follow the contour of the furrow or surface of the ground above the roots of the cane than could be done if one wide knife was used.

Each knife 91 is T shaped, made from sheet steel, the edges of the Wide end 91 being sharpened, and the rear end of the narrow portion 91 abuts against the shoulder 92' oflthe knife-piece 92 to which it is attached by the bolt 93. For each knife 91 I provide a casting 94, the base 9-1 of which acts as a shoe to slide n )(H) the ground. The narrow portion 91* of the knife 91 can travel forward or backward between the sides of the casting 91, the knife-piece 92 being connected to the said sides of casting 94 by the following system of links to obtain a parallel motion. ()no end of the link 95 is pivoted by the pin 90 between the lugs 91 W0- jecting rearward from the casting 94. The other end of this link 95 is pivoted between the upper ends of two links 98 by the pin 97. The rear end of the knife-piecc 99. is pivoted between the lower ends of the said links 98 by the pin 99. The rear end of the-knifepiece 92 is forked to receive the forward end of the operatingbar Nth and both are hinged together by the pin 99. The lower ends of the links 100 are" pivoted on the pins 101 screwed into the sides of the casting 9-1 through bosses 101 opposite each other and below the enlarged portion 94 of the casting, and the upper ends of these links 100 are ivoted outside of and to the centers of the 'nks 98 by the pins 102. The links 100 are 1 "ovided on each side with the wings 100 'fkeep the pin 99 in,|)lace. The distances the centers of the pins'l02 lo the con- .i 1}? pins 97. 99 and 101 respectively y the system ol links described a parallel tion "of the knife-piece 92 is obtained.

he motion of the knife 91 in moving forward is slightly downward with respect to. the shoe 94". The object-of the shoe 94- of the casting 94 being narrower than the width of the cutting end 91 of.ihc knife 91 is'to provide an exit for dirt oncach side of the said castings 94. "The upper portion 94" of each casting 91 is enlarged to the same width as that of the front end 91 of the knife 9|.

To the front of this enlar 'd portion 94" is" bolted thecover 103 by t e bolts 104, this 'cover being preferably shaped as shown.

Under he forward end or 11p cover 1 3 is attached a steel plate 105 projecting forward of and on each side of said front end 103. The rear of the plate 105 is cut away to clear the knife.-' iece 92 when in its forward position, and tie rear ends of the sides of said plate 105 are notched to fit against the front edges of the sides of the castin 94, as best shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The orward rojectin edfip of the plate 105 is preferably beveled. T e object of the removable cover 103 is to provide access to the interior of the casting 94 for assembling, for oiling the pivots of the system of links and for removing the knife 91. ,The knife 91 slides in a slot formed between the forward ortion of the s'hoe94 (nd the plate 105. he cover 103 is provided with a central vertical lon itudi l rib 103 under the lower edge of w 'ich t a bolt 93 travels forward and backward. A plate cover 106 is hinged by the pin 107 between the lugs 94 at the extreme upper portion of the casting 94. An arm 108 attached to the cover 100 and a spring 109 attached to said arni and to the casting 94 keep the cover 106 closed against the cover plate 14.

Each casting 94 is pivoted between the forward ends of a air of distance rods 111 on the ins 101. he rear ends of said distance rods lllare pivoted to the casting 121 (described hereinafter u-nder the operating mechanism for cutters) on the pins 112.

.These distance rods 111 are oifset near their ends so as to bring the bars of each air nearer to%ether in order that they may c ear the whee s 23, as will be understood.

preferable construction however is shown, these offsets bein' formed by castings 113 riveted to the on s of the rods or bars 111, said castin 113 being provided with lugs 113 such tiat each pair can be bolted togcther with bolts 114. The operating bar 110 moves forward and backwardwithin the space between the distance rods 111 of each pair. Each casting 94 can therefore rise or fall'in' a verticallongitudinal plane swinging on the pins 112 as ivots, any transverse inotion being prevented tions 94 of said castings 94, which together about fill the space between'the side casting 7 and the casing casting 8. Such swinging of each casting 94 is however limited, in .-ibs upper position by the front castings "113 touching the distance pipe 20', ad in its lower position by theropolfidfi ereinafter described. Each casting M ca also tiltor swing on the pins 101 asfpivots, such tilting or swinFing bciiig limited in one direction by the 101410! of fhernlarged portions 94" coming in contact. with the top of the front castings 113 on the forward ends of the distance rods'111, and limited in the other directign' by the ribs 94f' coming in contact by the enlarged poly 103 of said crating bar 1111.

with the bottom of said castings 113". Owing to the fact that the enlarged portions 94 overhang the castings 113", as shown in Fig. 10 the pivotal movement of the knife casing about the ins 101 will result in theeontact of said on argement with the castings in the manner indicated; and as the ribs 94*" are located under the rearwardly extending portions of the castings 113", as best shown in Fig. 7, the limiting of the pivotal movement of the knife casing in the opposite direction will follow.

The opemag; mrch/mz'sm for cutting appumtns.llpon the bottom plate 13, and between the side plate 4 and the partition plate 3, is secured the casting 121 comprising three elongated compartments rectanglr lar in cross section with circular openings 121. in the rear wall of each compartment, 'and having the top of each compartment;

cut away at the forward end back to the edge 121". Above each of the partitions 121, separating the compartments in the casting 121, are secured the brackets 122 by the ;bolts 123. A bar 124 is supported by passing through bosses 122 at the upper portion of the brackets 122. Fulcrnmed upon this bar 124 are three pairs of levers 125, one pair between. the brackets 122 and a pair outside of each of said brackets. Each pair of levers 125 is made of two similarly shaped pieces riveted together by the rivet 1215. a roller 127 with trunnions 127 being previously introduced between the levers of each pair, the trunnions 127 entering holes in the bosses 125", such that the roller 127 thus mounted is free to turn between said pair of lovers 125. The lower ends 01' celeb pair of lovers 123 project into the forward cud of a compartment "of the casting 1'21. where the top of sameiis cut away; A pin 130 passes through holes in the lIOHHt'S 125 at the lower end of each pair of levers 125.

tube 131 is adapted to lit loosely in each of the holes 121 in the rear wall of the casting 121. A flanged cap 132 is provided for the forward end and a llaugcd Washer 133 For the rcar'end of each of said tubes 131. A rod bolt 1114 screwed into the cap 132 and projecting through the washer 133 and pro- \idcd with nuts 13:; binds the whole/to gcthcr. The front end 121-1 of the bar 34 is forked to receive the rear cnd of the up This lorkcd end 134 as well as the roar end of the operating bar .1 Ill are each hingediby the pin 130 between the lower end bosses 12:3" ot' a pairof lovers 12:3.

spiral spring 1211' is placed over each tube 131 between its flanged cap 232 and the roar wall of the casting 121. shorter and 'slitl'cr spring 1217 is placed over each tube 131 outside oi the casting 121 between its rear cnd and a flange 3213 on the tube, to act as a bumper to cushion and limit the forward motfou of the operating rod 110.

Journaled in the boxes 122 in the Iron! of the brackets 122 is the cam shaft 138 provided with three cams 138 set at 120 degrees apart fromeach other. The cam shaft 138 at one end is connected by the coupling 139 to the shaft 51, by means of which it is'revolved in the direction indicated by the arrow in liig. 6.

When the cam shaft 138 is revolved in direction indicated, each cam 138' successively 75 pushes against a roller 127 thereby swinging rearward its pair of levers 125 fulcrumed on the bar 124. The tube 131 is thus forced rearward through the hole 121, the spring 136 is compressed, and the operating bar 110 is drawn rearward. As the cam shaft 138 continues to revolve the operating bar 110 is heldin its rear position, the roller 127 rolling on the cam 138 until the rear end of the cam permits the levers 125 to swin forward propelled by the expansion the spring 13 To obtain a more rapid forward movement of the operating bar 110 and to place the starting and sto )pingof thecntters under the control of the operator, however, I provide the following mechani m, A steel, piece 128 is secured between eachpa l" of levers 125 by the bolt 129 through the lugs 125 and below where the lovers are riveted together, as shown in Fig. (i. Thc-bellcrank shaped pieces 141 are pivoted on the rod 142 between each pair of lugs 121 .on the top of and over the centers of each compartmcnt in the casting .121. A spring 143 attached to the top ot said casting 121 by screws l tt nshcs downward on the top 01" y the rear limb 141 of the iece 141 and tends to who the limb of the none 141 which p'rojt'tlh forward between t pair of levers 125 and which is provided with a. renewable steel catch-piece 141, to engage the Steel piece 128. On the vertical limb 14-1 of the piece-141 is a. slidable piece 145, the central portion of its rear face being cut away. A time shaft, 14-6 is journaled in boxes 1.22 in the rear portion of the brackets 122, the caps of which boxes are held in place by the bolts 14?. The timeshai't 111$ is provided with small cams 111i" sci at degrees apart in;

from each other one in the roar of and o)- positetca h oi the slidable pieces 145. .fiinti ar sprockets HR. 148, keyed on the ends of the cam shaft 13a and the time shaft 1411 re spectivcl v, and ronnccted by the linl; belt 11!. cause said shafts 1o revolve at the same spmd. The rod 151 passes thronghholes in lllv bnsscs 1:22 near the to of the bracketsi 122. (-lampcd to the rod 151 are the arms 152. the ends of which are connected bythc 1125 links 1 .521 and the pins 154 to theupper ends of 1l1(?"Hllll:|ll.lP picccs 145. By turning the rod 151 therefore, the pieces can be raised as in Fig. 5 or lowered as in Fig. '6, the pieces 145 slidingon the vertical imb r.

' sprocket 173 turns.

141. When the pieces 145 are down, the cams 146 o posite them on the time shaft 146 do not hit said pieces 14513111; clear them a the action of the springs 143, and thus lower 7 the. catch pieces 141* releasing same from contact with the pieces 128. The cams 138 push the rollers 127 and consequently swin the air of levers 125 sufficiently rearwarc so tiiat the piece 128 is in the rear of the piece 141", as shown in Fig. 6. The cam 138 is eased oil to allow the levers 125 to move slightly forward and permit the piece 128 to be c aged by the catch piece 1-11 and be held y same, as the cam shaft 138 continues to revolve. The levers 125 are thus hooked-up until released by the operation of the time shaft mechanism as hereinbcfore described. This unhooking or releasing is timed to occur when the cam 138 is in the position to almost immediatel engage the roller 127 and again push the evcrs 125 to their rearward )osition, so that a quick withdrawal of the rnife 9,1 is effected. Cams are employed in preference to cranks and connecting rods on account of the desired rapidity of knife withdrawal. as the knives cut into the surface of the ground they must be withdrawn rapidly an d quicker than the machine advances.

The side autten-The knife 161 is clamped in a. slot between two duplicate disks 162 (one of which is shown) by the screws 163, and said disks are keyed to the shaft 161 journaled in a bearing 8* of the casing cash ing 8. To the inner end of the shaft 164 is secured the sprocket 165. A shaft 166 is journalcd in the bearings 8 and 7 of the casing 8 and casting 7 respectively, to clear the wheels 23. To the shaft 166 are keyed the sprockets 167 and 168 connected by link belts 169 and 170 to the sprockets 165 and 57 respectively. The disks 162. which act as flywheels, project through a hole 171 at the center of the cover 171 screwed to a circular rib 171" of the casing 8. The cover 171 is provided with a crotch 171" similar to the crotch 8 of the casting 8.

Elevator to side mitten-Inside of the casting 8 is secured the pin 172 on which the A; shaft 174 is journaled in the bearings 8 and 7 of the casing 8 and thc casting 7 respectively. A sprocket 175, similar to the sprocket 173. is keyed.

to the shaft 174 inside the casting 8. A link belt 176 connects the sprockets 173 and 175. Fingers 176 are attached at intervals to the link belt 176. The link belt 176 is ,gu-ided between the flanges of a channel 177 attached to the front flanged edge of the casting B and which enters an opening 8 in said casing. A plate cover 178 is attached to the casing 8, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 7. The shaft 174 is driven from the shaft 184 of the elevators for picking up, by the link belt 179 connecting the sprocket 180 on the shaft 174 with the sprocket 190 on the shaft 184. i

The object of the side cutter and elevator for same is to elevate and cut the portions of any sticks of cane which project over the path of the machine from the rows on the right hand side of the machine, the knife 161 revolving and cutting the cane elevated into the crotch 8 of the casing 8 and the crotch 171 of the cover plate 171.

The pic/ting up and elevating mechanism-To the front of the plate 6 are bolted the brackets 181, each of which supports a sleeve 182 passing through the bosses 181 and 181"" and held in place by set screws 188 in said bosses. A shaft 181 is journaled in the sleeves 182 and has a keyway 184 out in it its entire length. The shaft 1.8-1 is driven from the shaft 53 by the chain 205 connecting the sprocket 59 with the sprocket 206 keyed to the shaft 181. Sprockets 185 are slipped on the shaft 181, between the ends of the sleeves 182, and said sprockets are driven by means of the screws 186 in the hubs 185 of said sprockets, the points of said screws projecting into the keyway 184- of the shaft 184. On the ends of the sleeves 182 on each side of the sprockets 185 are hinged the vertical side plates 187 with collars 188 riveted to same. The upper edges of these plates 187 are flanged, and to these flanges 18' of each pair of plates 187 is riveted the cover plate 189. As shown in Fig. 1, the cover plate 189 is considerably wider than the space between the side plates 187 the cover plates being extended beyond the side plates at both sides and into close proximity to each other at their side edges. The forward end of the plate 189 is bent downward. and is cut away and notched back to 189". A notch is cut in the rear end of the plate 189 to 189*. The sides of the cover platel 89 are bent down to form the vertical sides 189. A channel iron 191 is riveted to the remaining portion of the plate 189 at its longitudinal center. The forward end of the channel 191 star at the edge 189 or rear of the front hitch in the plate 189. The channel 191 cdntinues rearward and bent slightly downward where it enters the rear notch at 180" in the plate 189. as best shown in Fig. 3. A pin 192 passes through holes in the front ends of each pair of side plates 187. on which pin a sprocket 193, similar to the sprocket 185, is mounted to turn. The pins 192 are provided at each end with a washer 192 and a split pin 192. An oval hole 187 is cut in each side plate 187 over which hole a casting 194 is riveted to the outside of said plate.

Each casting 194 is provided with two set screws 195, in opposite sides of said casting, between the points of which the flattened ends 191') of a round bar or axle 196 are held. i A sprocket 197, similar to the sprocket 193, l is mounted to turn on the bar 196 between i the Side plates 19?. A link belt 198, with l fingers 19S attached at intervals, passes over i the sprockets 197, 185 and 193 respectively 1 and is guided by the channel 191, and is driven by the sprocket 185 propelled by the shaft LS4. By adjustment of the screws 195 the positimi of the bar 196 can be altered and the slack in the link belt 198 can be taken up.

Each elevator thus formed. six being shopn in Fig. 2, can swing in a vertical plane, the collars 188 turning on the sleeves 1S2. Braces 199 are provided to prevent lateral motion of the forward end of each of these elevators. The front end 199 of each brace 199 file over the pin 192 outside of the l plate 187, and the rear end 199" of each, brace 199 fits over the sleeve 182 between the I bosses 181 and 181*" of the brackets 181. l The forward end of each elevator is sup- I ported by a gathering shoe 200 sliding upon the ground, the sides 200 of which are loosely mounted on the pin 192 between the washers 192 and the braces 199. A distance bar or link 291 is hinged by the tap bolt 202 in each side of the heel 200"-of the shoe casting 290. The rear ends of said links 201 are hinged hctnccn the lugs 181* of the brackets 1 191 by the rod 203. The toe 200 of the acts as a picker up to raise the ground under which it machine moves forward, the shoes sliding on the surface of the ground. The cane thus raised is elevated by the fingers 195 up the cover plate 189. Covers 204 a re hinged to the upper flange of plate 6.

The sow/ring cZcrat0r.--1his is provided to engage the cane thus elevated up the cover plate 189 and drag it rearward and upward over the cane thus stacked on the plate 14. A flannel 31!? is hinged to the shaft 211 journaled w the boxes 212 and 213 bolted respec- I tivcly on each side of the machine to the tops of the angles 16 of the framework, inside of which framework the frame 210 can swing. The sprockets 214 are secured at intervals to the shaft 211, and similar sprockets 215 turn on the axle 216 in the forward end of the frame 210. Endless link belts 217 with fingers 217* at intervals, connect each sprocket 214, with the corresponding sprocket 215 in line with it. The frame 210 is raised or lowered, swinging on the shaft 211 as a pivot, by means of ropes 218 (of which only one is shown) over the sheave 219 secured to the front angle 17 of the framework, one end of the rope attached to said frame and the other end fastened to the shaft 220 upon which it is wound. The shaft 220 is jourshoc casting 200 any out cane on IS forced as the ets 215.

the tops of the angles 16, and is provided with an 0 crating crank 222. The shaft 211 is revo ved from the shaft 223 by a link belt 224 connecting the sprocket 225 on the shaft 223 with the sprocket 226 on the shaft 211. The shaft 223 is journaled in the box 227 on the angle 15* and in the bearing 228 bolted to the plate 10.

The shaft 223 is driven from the shaft 52 by the link belt 229 connecting the sprocket 58 with the sprocket 230. The forward end of the frame 210 is provided with a guard plate 231 with openings 231* for the sprock- A late 232 is fastened to the lower side of the rame 210. The object of these guards is to prevent the cane from entering the frame and wed ing the link belt.

Li ting devices for cutters and pic/sews." As t e shoe castings 94 of the cutting apparatus and the shoe castings 200 of the picking up device are intended to slide upon the surface of the ground, it is necessary to pro vide means for lifting and holding up said shoes when the machine is to be moved over to an adjacent row, for example.

To each pair of distance rods 111 of the cutting apparatus a yoke 241 is secured, to which the ends of ropes 243 are clamped. These ropes 243 are passed over sheaves 244, attached to the under side of the plate 14, and are led rearward and attached to a. lever on the shaft 245 journaled in the bracket 246 bolted under the plate 14 and in a box (not shown) attached-to plate To the front of the plate 6 are fastened the brackets 247 in which is jonrnaled the shaft 248. Arms 249 are secured on the shaft 248. A chain 250 connects the end of each cover plate 189. A rope 248 is attached at one end to a lever 248 on the shaft 248 and at the other end to a lever on the shaft 245, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. so that the gatheringshoes and their elevators may be raised. 1

Operating, levers and c0ntr0Zler.-A hand lever 251 is keyed to theend of the shaft 245 and is provided with a pawl 252 engaging a toothed quadrant 253 attached to the plate 14, by means of which the shaft 245 may be'turned and hold. A hand lever 254 is loosely mounted between s'et collars on the shaft 245. A rope 255 passes over the sheaves 257 and co nects the lever 254 with the lever 256 on te end of the shaft151. By means of this lever 254 the shaft 151 can be turned and the slidable piece 145 raised or lowered. A hand lever 258 is provided for operating the clutches 54, 55 and 56 in a well known manner. A controller 259 is mounted on the plate 14, in the space made by the plate 19, by which the speed of the motor 27 in either direction can be varied at the will of the operator.

naled in boxes 221 on arm 249 with the rear portionof the ill] -- season The operation of the harvester, as hereinbefore described, is substantially as follows: The machine is first put in jpOBltiOll to start cutting, with the wheel 23 in the furrow to be out, the wheel 26 in the furrow previously cut, and the steering wheel riding the ridge between these furrows. The cutters and pickers are then lowered until their respective shoes rest upon the ground. All the clutches are thrown in and the knife releasing mechanism is put in working po tion. thrown over to close the motor circuit thereby starting the motor and all of the mechanisms in motion. As the machine advances, the knife 91 cuts thecan'e close to the roots and the cut cane falls'acrossthe path of the machine where it is lifted by the shoes 200 of the pickers sufiiciently to be engaged by the fingers 198 of the elevator chains 198,

which use the cane upward untilit is engaged y the fingers 217 of chains 217 of the stacker elevator which delivers the cane piece by piece onto the plate or platform 14 on the body of the machine. All of the cane which falls or liesac'ross the path of the machine is therefore raised by the pickers and elevated'by the stackin elevator onto the body of the machine. A l of the cane growlog in adjacent furrows, but which hes or projects across the nth of the. machine, is cut by the side kni e 161, the part of each stalk cut off bein likewise elevated onto the body of the machine through the operation Oftheside knife elevator chain 176, the picker-elevator chain 198 and the stacker elevator chains 217. The cane cut at the roots and falling or lying outside of the pathof the movement of the machine, for 4 0 instance, in the next' adjarent ,fu rrow of course, remains as it falls until it is picked up by the machine when the latter is moved over into the next furrow. When the ma j chine arrives at the end of a furrow, the

4 6 knife releasing mechanism is thrown out of action thereby holding all the knives in their rear or tracted position; the motor is stopped operating the controller; the

clutches 54, 55, 56 are thrown out of ear;.,

the' pickei's andrutters are raised. 0 the ground, and the forward end of the stackmg elevator is swung up by means of ropes 218 operated by crank, 2E2 and .windmg shaft This permits free access to the who which has been stacked in the body ,of the machineandon top of the plate or plat form 14 and, when a suitable sling. which has been previously placed on the platform :14 to receive the cut cane, has been caught. up, the stack or bundle of cane may be hauled off the front of themachine onto the l ground, orinto a vehicle designed to receive the same. When the out came has been thus removed from the body of the harvester,

66 the machine is ready for another operation,

The lever of the controller 259 is the stacking elevator is lowered, and, if desired, the machine is run backward by reversin the motor and, by means of the steering w eel, is placed in position to start the cuttlngoperation at the entrance to thenext furrow. The motor is stopped and the series of operations just described is repeated.

It is obvious that the machine could be made the opposite hand from that shown if so desired. 7

What I claim, and desire to secure bv Letters Patent, is-

1. A harvester for sugar cane comprising 1r body, cutting apparatus at the front of and hinged to said body, means for picking up the cut cane and leaves in front of the machine and elevating and stacking said cane and leaves on said body, and a cutting mechanism for cutting cane projecting over the. path of. the machine from adjacent rows.

2'. A harvester for sugar cane comprising a body, cutting up aratus at the front of and hinged to said bo y, mcclmnismfor operating the cutters of said cutting apparatus. means'for icking up the cut cane and leaves in front oi the machine and elevating and stacking said cane and leaves on said body. a motor in said body for operating said mechanisms, and cutting moclmnism for eulting cane projecting over the path of the. machine from adjacent rows.

' 3. Aharvester for sugar cane comprising a body, cutting apparatus at'the front and to one side of said body, mechanism for operating the cutters of said cutting apparatus, means for picking up the cut cane and leaves infront of the machine. and elevating and stacking said cane and leaves on said body,

a'cutting mechanism on the cutting side of the machine for cutting cane projecting over the path of the machine from fid]fl09l'li) rows,

and meansfifor elevating such cane to' said side cutting mechanism.

4. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combinat on of a horizontal series of cutters at 11 the front of the machine, and a horizontal series of gatherers at the front o'f'th'e machingrand to one side of said cutters;

5. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of a.horizontal series of cuttersht I the front of the machine, a side cutter 1ocatcd above the first named cutters, and a horizontal series of gatherer's at the front of the machine located-at theopposite side of the cutters with respect to the side cutter. 6. a harvester for sugar cane, the combinat of a series of cutters arranged in a horizontal series at the front of the machine, u horizontal series of gatherers at one side of the cutters, and individual elevators for said gatherers byfwhich the cane and leaves are moved rearwardly of the machine.

7. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of cutting devices arranged in a horizongal series at the front and to onejside of the machine, a side cutter at the extreme side of the machine, a horizontal series of gatherers located to one side of the cutters and at the front of the machine, and means for elevating the cane and leaves from the I gatherers on to the body of the machine.

In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of a body, a plurality of separate individual knife casln extending forward from the front of the if and arranged in a transverse row, said casm 5 being pivoted to said body to tilt vertica ly, and a knife operating in each of said casings. 9. In a har'vester for s11 ar cane, the combination of a able knife casings, an a forward] and rearwardly reci roosting knife operating in each of said cas i 10. In a harvester bination of a body, ings, pairs of bars extending and between which said casin and individually movable, an ating in each of said casings. 26 11. Ina harvester for so at cane, the conr bination of .a body, a plum ity of knife casin barsconnecting said casings with the ii y and permitting the independent tiltfor sugar cane, the coma plurality of knife casfrom the body are ivoted a kni e oper- "ing movement of the several casings, and

forwardly and rearwardly reciprocating knives operating in said casings.

12. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of airs of bars pivoted to'the body of the ma ine, a knife casing pivoted between the forward ends of each pair of bars, a knife operating in said casin and means carried by the casing by whic the pivotal movement thereof will be limited with resugar cane,

spect to the bars.

fiairs bars extending forward from the ody f13... In a harvester for o of the machine, brackets or castings carried by the bars at their front ends, and a knife casing pivoted between the bars of each pair bymeans of said brackets and having means to abut a inst the latter in order to limit the pivota movement of the casing in either direction.

14. In a harvester for sugarcane, parallel bars extending forward from the body of the machinqcastings carried by the bars at their forward ends, and a knife casing substantially trian lar in side elevation'pivoted between wi castings and having a flat rearward projection extending from its lower rear edgebeneath the castings. 15. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combinationof forwardly linksyicastingsi carried by said bars atflieir forward ends,-and a knife casing'pivoted by its sidewalls between said castings and pi-ovided'with a lateral enlargement to abut against the latterand thereby limit the pivotal movement of the casing in one direction.

pluralitv of individually movf closed at its'upper and 16. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of a horizontal series of for- -wardly extending bars arranged in pairs. knife casings pivoted between the bars of each pair and individually movable, and rere ciprocating knives operating in said casings.

17. In a harvester for sugar cane, knives,

a shoe casting for each knife, the shoes being narrower than the cutting ed es of said knives, the upper portions of sai shoe castings being up roximately the same width as ,the cutting e ges of said knives, for the purposes described. y

18. In a harvester for sugarcane, a knife, a shoe casting the shoe being narrower than the cutting ed off said knife, and the upper portion of gaid shoe casting being approximately the same width as the cutting edge of said knife.

In a harvester for sugar cane, a plurality of knife-casings, and forwardly and rearwardly reciprocating knives o crating in said casin 8, said knives being 0 reater width than t e under portions ofsald casings. no

20. In a harvester for sugar cane, a shoe casting, a knife arranged to be reciprocated forwardly and rearwardly in said casting, and a cover for thecasting extending from one side ed e of the knife to the other.

21. In a arvester for S11 ar cane, a shoe casting, andacover attached to the front of same providedwith alip projecting for ward of the front of the shoe.

22. In a harvester for sugar cane, ashoe casting, and a cover attahed to the front of same providedwithv a li projecting forward of the front of the slgoe and also from each side of the shoe.

23.' In a harvester for sugar cane, a shoe casting, a cover provided' with a rejecting lip, attached to said casting' and orming a slot between itslo'werface at, sand casting, and a knife operatingjnlsaid slot.

24. In aharvesterfor sugar cane, a shoe casting, a. forwardly" and rearwardly reci rrocating knife mountedtherein, and a 11p projecting orward of said casting above the knife. 25. In a harvester for sugar cane, a shoe '1 15 casting having a beveled front e d, a. forrearwardly reciroca ing knife said casting, an a lip girojectte cutwardly and mounted in ing forward of said castlng above I ting edge of the knife. 1 l 26. In a harvester for sugar can'p, the combination of a knife casin and a knife inl ow'er portions by the casing and guided for reciprocation fordiv and rearw'ardly in the latter, said 125 being projected out ofjthe casingu'pon itsforward movement.

27. In a harvester for sugar cane, a formind) and rearwardly reciprocating knife, and a shoe casting cooperating therewith, 1:0

said knife being inclined forward and downward with respect to base of the shoe, and the cutting ed e of said knife in its rear position being a ove the line of the base of said shoe.

28. In a harvester for sugar cane, wardly and rearwardly reciprocating knife, a shoe casting cooperating therewith, sai knife being incliiied forward and downward with respect to the base of the shoe, and a lip pro'ecting forward of the cutting edge of sai knife when in its rear position.

2.9. In aharvester for sugar cane, a knife, and a shoe casting cooperating therewith, said knife bein guided at its side edges by the sides of said shoe casting.

30. In a. harvester'for sugar casing closed at the top and bottom, a knifepiece within the casing and guided in forward and rearward direction b the side walls thereof, a knife connecte with the knife-piece and extending out of the casing when. the knifepiece is moved forward, means for pivoting the casing at its side walls so that it may tilt vertically, and a system of links connecting the knife-piece cane, a knife "with said side walls, as described.

" SOIIIB ,in forward and rearward hinged to said kni ea body,

sup-

said casing from sai body at at istance therefrom, and a plate which covers the gap between the knife casing and the body irrespective of the pivotal move ment of said casing.

32. In a harvester for sugar cane, a knife casin of substantiall triangular form reduce at the forwar end, a knife guided direction Within said casing and arranged to be pro'ected on its forward movement out of the rout end of the casing, a knife-piece secured to said knife, and a reci rocating operating bar iece. or sugarcane,

31. In a harvester for sugar cane,

poi-tin 33. In a harvester a knife piece, an operatin bar therefor, a link 98 on each side of set knife piece, a pm 99 for lnn mg said pieces together, and links 100 having wings ing said pieces place.

3i. In a harvester for sugar cane, a knife casing pivoted to tilt in avertical plane, a knife inclosed in said casing and reciprocatory in forward and rearward direction, and ineaus'for reciprocating said knife irrespective of'the tilting of said casing. '1

35. In a harvester for sugar cauc, the coup liination of a forwardly ciprocating knife, an operating har therefor, aspring acting .in snhstantiall horizontal direction on said 0 )eratiug bar at. the rear end of the latter, a l

100, for the purpose of guidand holding t ie pin 99 in evcr pivoted to said bar, and a cam acting on said lcverin such manncr us to effect the compression and permit expansion of said spring.

a fori and roarwnrdlv re-' wbiuation of parallel bars In a harvester for sugar cane, a r i roeating knife, a forwardly and rearw rdiy extendiin operating bar connected at i s forward em with the knife, a s rin acting on said bar to' ni-ge it longitu inal y, a lever hinged tothe bar at the rear end of the latter, and a cam to actuate said lever.

37. In a harvester for sugar cane, cutting apparatus, an operating bar connectedto the cutting apparatus, a spring hingeably connected to said bar,'nnd a lever also hingeably connected to said operating bar.

for sugar cane, cutting V apparatus,-anoperating bar connected to the 38. In a harvester cutting apparatus, a forwardly and rearwardly moving lever lunged to said bar, a cam for actuating said lever, means for holdring said lever in its rearward position, and

means for releasing the same.

39. In a harvester for sugar cane, a springpressed cutting knife, a device to rot act the same. a device to transmit the movement of the retracting device to the knife, and manually controlled means for holding said transmitting device in an inoperative position against the action of the knife-spring, and releasing it from such inoperative posi tion when desired embod 'ing a power driven mcmher operative to reiaise said transmitting device at a predetermined moment.

40. [n aharvcster for sugar cane,a springprcsscd cutting knife, a cam to retract the same, a lever to transmit the movement of the cam to the knife, and manually coutiolled means for hooking up and releasing t 1e levcr, including a timc-sha ft operative to release said lever when the parts are in a redetermined position.

41. In a harvester for sugar cane, cutting mechanism, a reciprocating operating bar therefor, a lever hiiwcd to said bar, a cain, means normally holding the lever in coope'ration with the cam, mcaus by which thc lever can be held out of such cotipcrntiou, and a power driven dcvicc to l'clcusc said holding means.

42. In a harvcstcr for sugar cnnc, thc combination with an incloscd body and a harvcster wheel operating thcrciu, of cutting mechanism at ihe front of thc harvcstcr wheel comprising a forwardly and rearwardly reciprocating knife, mechanism at the rear of 1 nc harvester wheel for automatically actuating the knife, and a connection betwccn said mechanism and said knife which )asses by the harvester Wheel.

4-3. u a harvester for sugnr cane, the comor rods, a knife castween said bars to tilt vcrticaliy, a forwardly and rcarwardly rccipi'oeating knife in said casing, and an operating bar for said knife located hctwccu and substantially arallcl with said bars.

44. In a mrvcster for suga r canc, the coun binntion of a casing at tlusidc of thc ma in f pivoted chine provided with a crotch, a cutter revolving in said casing, and an elevator arranged in a plane parallel and adjacent to said cutter and adapted to elevate the material into said crotch.

45. In a harvester for sugar cane, the combination of cutting apparatus at the front and to one side of the machine, a plurality of elevators independently hinged to the front of the machine at the side of said cutting apparatus, and gathering shoes supportin the forward ends of the elevators.

46. n a harvester for sugar cane, cutting apparatus arranged at one side thereof, a p urality of gathering elevators at the front of the machine and to one side of said cutting apparatus, and a stackin elevator rcceiving the cane from the gathering elevators and delivering the same upon the body of the machine.

47. In a harvester for sugar cane, cutting a paratus, gathering mechanism at the front 0? the machine embodying gathering clevators, an elevator supported above the body of the machine and extending rearward for delivering the out cane onto the machine bod a frame above the body, and means to pull the forward end of said elevator upward toward the top of said frame to permit the cane to be discharged.

Witnesses:

48. In a harvester for su ar cane, cutting up aratus located at one si e thereof, a lura 1ty of gathering elevators supporte at t the front end of the machine laterally of said cutting ap )aratus, and a stacking elcvator sup orted above the body of the ma- 1 chine, an extending substantially the full y width of the machine. 4-9. In a harvester for su ar cane, cutting aplparatus located at one si e thereof, a plu- 1a ity of gathering shoes and elevator chains I located on the forward part of said machine and laterally of said cutting apparatus, and means for raising and holding said shoes off of the ground.

50. In a harvester for sugar cane, cutting apparatus located at one side thereof, a plurallty of gathering elevators located on the forward part of the machine and laterally of said cutting mechanism, and means for raising said cutting apparatus and said gathci in" elevators off of the ground.-

in testimony whereof I have signed my i name to this specification in. the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l HENRY GABRIEL GINAOA;

Ron'r. J. PRATT,

GEO. Roar rrz. 

